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Maize Canopy Temperature Extracted From UAV Thermal and RGB Imagery and Its Application in Water Stress Monitoring. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci, 2019
Zhang L, Niu Y, Zhang H, Han W, Li G, Tang J, Peng X.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Asymmetric transferability of trait–environment relationships between native and exotic plant species in Singaporean forests differing in land‐use history

Oikos, EarlyView.
Functional traits allow ecologists to synthesise general rules of community assembly. In joint species distribution modelling, traits are increasingly used to explain species–environment relationships, with the intention of being able to generalise predictions to other species in other systems.
Hao Ran Lai, Kwek Yan Chong, Louise Neo, David A. Wardle, Peter A. Vesk   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The interacting effects of precipitation and microhabitat on non‐native seed predation are contingent on temporal dynamics

Oikos, EarlyView.
Understanding how different drivers of global change interact to shape ecological processes remains a major challenge in ecology. Climate change is reshuffling the interactions that structure communities, with major implications for biological invasions.
Mariana C. Chiuffo, Agostina Torres, Mauro N. Tammone, Martin A. Nuñez, Mariano A. Rodriguez‐Cabal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The importance of biodiversity components differs among wood‐based material Nature's contributions to people (NCP) in a tropical montane ecosystem

Oikos, EarlyView.
Biodiversity can influence forest productivity, but this does not necessarily translate into higher provision of wood‐based Nature's contributions to people (NCP), as only a subset of the wood produced is used for each NCP. Biodiversity–NCP relationships therefore require further assessment.
Koggani Dickson Koggani, Peter Manning, Andreas Ensslin, Gemma Rutten, Armin Komposch, Markus Fischer, Andreas Hemp, Andrea Larissa Boesing   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coexisting ant species differ in ability to meet their intrinsic nutritional needs

Oikos, EarlyView.
Coexisting species are often assumed to reduce competition by foraging for foods that differ in nutrient composition, but few studies test whether field nutritional differences correspond to intrinsic differences in macronutrient selectivity. We compared field estimates of worker trophic position (tissue isotopes: δ15N) and worker tissue stoichiometry (
Hannah L. Riskas, Jonathan Z. Shik, Lily L. Leahy, Ian J. Wright, Heloise Gibb   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A recipe for recovery: diet as a decisive tool in species conservation

Oikos, EarlyView.
Animals consume foods in specific quantities and ratios to meet a multi‐dimensional nutrient target that maximizes their fitness. Attempts to reach this target in an ever‐changing nutritional landscape often influence animal foraging behavior, habitat choice, and food‐web interactions. Consequently, understanding the nutritional ecology of a species is
Noa Lavie, Yael Levinson, Jessica M. Rothman, Dror Hawlena   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do good neighbours compensate for bad climate? The case of sessile oak Quercus petraea in phylogenetically distant neighbourhoods

Oikos, EarlyView.
Stressful climates threaten the performance of individuals and the survival of species, but individual performance also depends on biotic interactions with neighbours, so that ‘good' neighbours might in theory compensate for ‘bad' climates. However, what makes a good neighbour, and why, has been little studied.
Keliang Zhang, Vincent Jung, Maud Deniau, Benjamin Yguel, Benoît Béchade, Soumen Mallick, Miguel Verdú, Andreas Prinzing   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using participatory scenario planning to explore the synergies and trade‐offs from upland treescape expansion

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The future of land use in the UK uplands is highly debated, with growing interest in increasing tree cover and other land use changes, alongside a desire to maintain traditional land use patterns and practices. Treescape expansion is likely to result in synergies and trade‐offs between different outcomes, so integrating stakeholder preferences
Melissa Minter, Susan Baker, Euan Bowditch, Sheena Carlisle, Natasha Constant, Alix Syder, Tom Finch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comfort in the canopy: How urban treescapes affect human thermal comfort in a temperate climate

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract People living in urban centres are exposed to higher levels of heat stress than those living outside of these areas; this is intensified by the urban heat island effect. Heat stress is a concern for the more vulnerable members of society and can exacerbate many medical conditions; excessive heat increases morbidity and mortality rates.
James Parker, Catherine E. Scott, James B. McQuaid, Thomas J. Sloan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Buildings as accidental habitat: Where animals nest, sleep and forage

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Animals have long inhabited human buildings alongside us, but our understanding comes from isolated studies, such as reports of a possum in the roof or a bat in our walls. What we lack is the building's perspective: which building features actually serve as habitat and for whom?
Bethany M. Kiss, Sarah A. Bekessy, Brandon Mak, Fabio Sweet, Georgia E. Garrard, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Casey Visintin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source